Originally Posted by
WaterBoarder
Anyone who thinks that a Union equals job protection needs to look around and see what is going on in the rest of the industry.
Plenty of Union members on the street. We got a pay raise and furlough protection with a new contract negotiated by us, the Pilots, not some third party union thug.
First of all, we all know whats going in the industry TODAY. Im not talking about TODAY, I'm talking about 20-30 years down the road when most of us will retire. How about foreseeing what areas could be problematic in the future and take care of them NOW? Do you not understand that?
You are correct, we did get a pay raise which brough us up to a level that is still lower than the rest of the industry. Kind of like buying something that was 75% over the normal price and then offering consumers those awesome 75% off sale prices. Those deals look great and you say "what a great deal." The analogy is the same.
Third party union thug?? Its JBPA, its our own people not ALPA.